put off
verb, adjective
put off is spelled P-U-T-O-F-F: 6 letters. As a verb, put off means “To postpone, especially through procrastination” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in put off?
| Letters | 6: P-U-T-O-F-F |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you pronounce put off?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-put_off.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with put off
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: off-put.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of put off
- puts off present, singular, he/she/it
- putting off participle, present
- more put off comparative
- most put off superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does put off mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To postpone, especially through procrastination.
Don't put off your homework to the last minute.
- 2
To delay (a task, event, etc.).
The storm put off the game by a week.
- 3
To distract; to disturb the concentration of.
Please be quiet. I'm trying to concentrate and you're putting me off.
- 4
To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).
Almost drowning put him off swimming.
- 5
To emit; to give off (an odor, smoke, etc.).
This type of firewood puts off a strong smell.
- 6
archaicTo take off (something worn).
to put off a mask
adjective
- 1
offended, repulsed
The guest was quite put off by an odor.
- 2
daunted or fazed
All but the most dedicated were put off by the huge task.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of putoff.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Put off in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ajourner , rebuter |
| German | hinausschieben, hinauszögern, verschieben, verzögern, zurückstellen , abschrecken |
| Portuguese | adiar |
| Spanish | perecear |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.